| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 793 Price realized: 16,000 USD (Approx. 14,654 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.31 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 189. M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ROMAE AET ERNAE; C V P• P• in exergue, Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on shield, holding Victory in extended right hand and reversed spear in left. RIC III 195a; MIR 18, 763-2/37; Calicó 2320 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 238; Biaggi 1010 (this coin). Lightly toned, minor mark. Superb EF. Ex Roger Wolf Collection, purchased from Gorny & Mosch, 19 January 2009; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 49, 21 October 2008), lot 296, purchased from Leu, 1965. Commodus attained many prestigious titles starting at a young age. For example, he was made Caesar at age five and, breaking with tradition, adopted the title Pater Patriae or Father of the State at a very early state in his coinage. Later in his reign, such as when this issue was struck, the evidence of this early titles remained apparent. Here, the legend in the exergue on the coin's reverse reads C V P• P•. The P P stands for the aforementioned title Pater Patriae while the C V refers to Commodus' fifth consulate. Estimate: 10000 USD |  |
